Instruments to support SMEs in HORIZON 2020

Mostar29 April 2014

Dr. Jürgen HenkeTeam Leader and Training Advisor

Benefit for SME to Participate

Why to participate? • Rank among the best European SMEs • Visibility at a European and global level • Business/management coaching • Networking opportunities • Support for follow-up financing

SMEs Participate in two main Streams

Participation across the whole H2020 programme in 2 main streams!

1. As Partner in collaborative projects

- Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT)

- Societal Challenges (environment, food science, health, ICT, …)

2. SME InstrumentThe new instrument aims to funding for early-stage, high-risk research and innovation by SMEs as well as stimulating breakthrough innovation. Innovation shall have European relevance.

Partners needed for Application

As Partner in collaborative projects

Approach for the first stream: The target is to have 20% SME participation in collaborative projects Identify your topic of interest (research or innovation) Search in all “LEIT” or “Societal Challenges” projects for your topic of interest You might find your topic of interest where you do not expect it!! Sample on next slide …

As Partner in collaborative projects

•WATER 10_2015: Integrated water reuse in process industries•Specific challenge: Water is of vital economic importance to various process industries, since related costs can reach up to 25% of the total production costs and are expected to increase further due to stronger demands to improve product quality and safety and more stringent legislation. Moreover, water has the potential to help process industries to realise their resource and energy efficiency targets. It is therefore necessary to help industries to become less water dependent and promote a sustainable use of water in industrial processes, while ensuring efficient management of other resources required in the production such as raw materials or energy.•Scope: This action [is direct support to the objectives of the SPIRE PPP, and] aims at the development and implementation of innovative solutions to help European process industries move towards the sustainable use of water. This action is also in line with the related priorities of the Strategic Implementation Plan of the EIP 'Water'. Innovative solutions should address systems and tools for water quantity and quality control, flexible and adaptable solutions to cope with water scarcity, the combination of real time monitoring tools, sensors and systems, waste separation processes, and integrate water and energy efficiency measures. Projects should ensure that they feed into the Exchange of Information process aimed at identifying best available techniques and emerging techniques under the Industrial Emissions Directive. The participation of SMEs is considered essential. •Expected impacts: Increased industrial productivity in parallel with improved resource efficiency in industrial processes. Considerably improved levels of water reuse in food, chemicals, pulp and paper and textile industries. Industry to view water as a highly valuable asset and a vital element used in close conjunction with production processes, rather than a consumable. Support of the implementation of •the priority area of the EIP 'Water'. Maximized uptake of innovative approaches, by use of the •Exchange of Information process under the Industrial Emissions Directive.•Type of action: Collaborative Projects (70%) - Two stage

Be creative in finding your topic areas: research on textile under a WATER call:

How to be Identified as Partner in Projects

2. Do you know any Serbian SMEs relevant to your area of industry? NOIf YES, what is the name of the company? .............................

Here is an example of how others find SME partners:

1. How did you identify the SMEs to include in your consortium?A) Using the NCP network: 1B) Using the Cordis partner search facility: 2C) Using the Chamber of Commerce: 1D) Using personal contacts: 6E) Using an internet search: 8F) Using another source, please specify ... 4 (1 EEN)

The SME Instrument

Ideal SME Profile

• For innovative SMEs with an ambition to develop, grow and have an international impact

• Single company support possible

• No obligation for applicants to sequentially cover all three phases; still a "linear" process is strongly suggested

• 70% funding (exceptions possible)

The SME Instrument

Timeline (sample)

• March 3, 2014 Open for submissions

• April 1, 2014 Evaluation starts

• 18 June 2014 First cut-off date for Phase 1

Three Project Phases

Around € 3 billion funding

The SME Instrument

Phase 1 – Concept & Feasibility Assessment

o €50 000 in EU funding; 70% of total project cost

o Feasibility study o Initial 10 page business proposal to

be drafted o 6 months in duration

The SME Instrument

Phase 2 – Innovation Project

o Between €0.5 million and €2.5 million in EU funding (70%)

o Develop project through innovation strategy

o Draft a more developed, 30 page business plan

o 1-2 years in duration

The SME Instrument

Phase 3 – Commercialisation

o No direct fundingo Extensive support and coaching o Facilitate access to risk financeo Additional support and networking

opportunities (EEN)

The SME Instrument

Business coaching

• Coaches will drive the performance of the organisation

• Coaches suggested by EEN, and selected by the SME

• Voluntary business coaching: o Phase 1: 3 days o Phase 2: 12 days

Themes for 2014-2015

• High risk ICT innovation • Nanotech, or other advanced tech

for manufacturing and materials • Space research and development • Diagnostics devices and biomarkers • Sustainable food production and

processing • Blue growth • Low carbon energy systems

In 2014 and 2015 the SME Instrument will sponsor SMEs operating within 13 themes:

• Greener and more integrated transport• Eco-innovation and sustainable

raw material supply• Urban critical infrastructure• Biotechnology-based industrial processes• Mobile e-government applications (2015 only)• SME business model innovation (2015 only)

Call overview for SME Instrument http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme_en.htm

Budget and Deadline for Calls

Open call: Proposals can be submitted any time, and evaluation starts on April 1st.

Example

The SME Instrument

Evaluation process

• Remote evaluation • No consensus meetings • Short standardised feedback • No negotiations • Only one application per company allowed for all phases

The SME Instrument

Evaluation criteria

• Possible economic impact • Excellence in innovation • Commercialisation potential • SME potential achieving the

envisaged results • Evaluation can be stopped if

proposals fail to achieve a threshold for 'impact' criterion

Further Information

For further information please contact:

• European Commission - Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/

• RTDPI project experts:

Thies Wittig e-mail: itconsult@acm.org

Bosko Nektarijevic e-mail: bosko.nektarijevic@EUfunds.info

Jurgen Henke e-mail: office-RTDprogramme@web.de

Do you have any further questions?

Thank you very much.